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Photos: Hemet High School Class of 2014
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In lieu of throwing graduation caps, silly string was flying everywhere after the Hemet High graduates made it through the ceremony. Six hundred cans of silly string were used in the celebration following the awarding of diplomas to all graduates. Photo by Jenny Kirchner



Riverside County Firefighters assisted in the rescue of a Pacific Crest Trail hiker in a remote area of the trail near Anza. The rescue was reported at 9:49 a.m. on Thursday, March 10. The hiker was transported for non-life threatening injuries, first by Cal Fire Helicopter 301 with subsequent transfer to an awaiting ground ambulance.
At an unknown time, Sunday, Feb. 18, a white 2006 Cadillac CTS hit a tree just south of Pine Dell Drive on Highway 243, while apparently heading south, according to a California Highway Patrol report. The unoccupied vehicle showed moderate damage to the front end and left side. The address for the Cadillac is out…
Kacee Lloyd Monroe was convicted in 2004 for the Nov. 19, 2001, second-degree murder of his friend Austin Ross, both 16, and both Pine Cove residents. Austin died of blunt-force trauma to the head and was buried in the woods. Monroe was sentenced to 16 years to life. On Oct. 2, of this year, a…
Operating procedures and policies were the topic of last week’s fire commission special meeting and workshop. Commissioner Jerry Buchanan and Interim Fire Chief Mike Sherman presented draft policies, which Buchanan had received from the California Special District Association. “Purchasing Policy” was the first policy, which the commission reviewed. In all, the commission went over 16…
Fire log Hill fire stations responded to the following calls, Tuesday, Oct. 22, to Monday, Oct. 29: Idyllwild Fire Department and Ambulance Oct. 22 — Four medical aids, Idyllwild. Oct. 23 — Medical aid, Idyllwild. Oct. 23 — Medical aid, Anza. Oct. 24 — Traffic collision with injuries, Idyllwild. Oct. 24 — Three…
The National Weather Service is forecasting the formation of an El Niño weather pattern this winter. Thus, the winter precipitation should be more than last year, according to Alex Tardy, meteorologist at the NWS San Diego office. But that is likely to be “slightly more than normal,” he said and then added, “Closer to average.” …